"Have a great day and watch out."
Koa Rothman, middle son of North Shore enforcer Fast Eddie Rothman and brother to big-wave world champion Makua, makes a great on-camera talent.
He has a golden-brown glazed handsomeness and is sharp enough to ad lib his way through twenty-five minutes or so of his day-to-day life as a pro surfer for his blog This is Livin’.
Koa, who is twenty-six, distinguishes himself among surfers, and media, also, for his candour.
Two years ago, when there was a there was a commotion over a minor wrestle between the Hawaiian Tanner Hendrickson and Brazilian Michael Rodrigues that ended with Tanner being fined and disqualified from the Pipe trials, he described the WSL as “a bunch of fucking corporate pussies…Are they fucking out of their minds?”
Rodrigues, said Rothman, was also a “pussy” for calling the cops.
Today, in a post on Instagram, Koa posted a provocative pre-North Shore winter message that bears examining.
“What’s happening you guys. I have an announcement. This year, this winter here in Hawaii, 2020, 2021, I will be going on whatever wave I want at pipeline. So. That being said, there is only a few people out there that I will not drop in. So. Yeah. No hard feelings. I’m not trying to be a dick. I’m just letting you know now that is what is going to be happening. So have a great day and watch out.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGqj9Tzg3o2/
A gauntlet beautifully thrown, yes?
Now, who you suppose those few surfers who don’t get the hammer are?